PolyGone Systems offers modular filtration units, such as the container‑sized Poly Pod, that use a patented, recyclable media to passively bind microplastics down to 1 µm in flowing water. The systems operate on gravity flow with minimal power, automatically handling media loading and cleaning, and can treat up to 10 million gallons per day while concentrating captured particles for up‑cycling. Targeted at municipal utilities, industrial plants, and environmental service firms, PolyGone provides a low‑maintenance solution for large‑volume microplastic removal.
Funding
$2.7M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Microplastics smaller than 5 mm are pervasive in oceans, rivers, reservoirs, and even drinking water, posing chemical and health risks to wildlife and humans. Conventional treatment plants lack effective, scalable methods to capture particles down to the micron scale, allowing contamination to accumulate in the environment.
Solution
PolyGone Systems provides modular filtration units that use a patented, recyclable media to passively bind microplastics in flowing water. Their flagship product, the Poly Pod, is a pre‑assembled, container‑sized system that can be deployed in open‑channel, gravity‑flow environments such as wastewater treatment plants, reservoirs, and river outfalls. Each unit treats up to 10 million gallons per day with minimal operator interaction, autonomously loading, cleaning, and replacing filter media once per year. The design requires only standard 240 V power and no additional pumps, making installation rapid and low‑maintenance. Captured microplastics are concentrated for recovery and up‑cycling, turning a hazardous waste stream into a potential resource.
Target Audience
Primary customers are municipal water and wastewater utilities, industrial plants, and environmental service firms that need to remove sub‑millimeter plastic particles from large‑volume water streams.
Features
- Patented, fully recyclable filter media that selectively binds microplastics down to 1 µm
- Modular Poly Pod units sized to fit standard shipping containers for easy transport and site installation
- High‑throughput capacity of up to 10 M GPD per module, suitable for municipal and industrial treatment facilities
- Autonomous media handling: automatic loading, cleaning, and annual media replacement in under an hour
- Passive operation using gravity flow; only electricity needed for microplastic separation from media
- Scalable design allowing multiple Pods to be linked for wider channels or higher flow rates
- Integrated recovery process that concentrates captured microplastics for up‑cycling or safe disposal